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To remove files created during the compile (optional) type: | To remove files created during the compile (optional) type: | ||
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| + | == Debian == | ||
| + | Debian users who want to compile VLC should install the packages below. Note: if you just want to ''use'' VLC media player then simply install the package vlc (apt-get install vlc) - the unstable version is normally very up-to-date (and stable is, er, stable ;-) | ||
| + | * [http://packages.debian.org/unstable/libdevel/libavcodec-dev libavcodec-dev] | ||
| + | * [http://packages.debian.org/unstable/libdevel/libpostproc-dev libpostproc-dev] | ||
| + | * [http://packages.debian.org/unstable/libdevel/libmpeg2-4-dev libmpeg2-4-dev] | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 2 November 2006
Download source code and extract the archive and go into your VLC directory
cd /path/to/your/vlc/folder/
As with most compilations, you need to run ./configure to get information about your computer, so it can be compiled correctly.
./configure
If you want to install VLC into another directory, run
./configure --prefix=/path/to/install/folder/
Compile VLC:
make
As root (type "su" to change to root account):
make install
To remove files created during the compile (optional) type:
make clean
Debian
Debian users who want to compile VLC should install the packages below. Note: if you just want to use VLC media player then simply install the package vlc (apt-get install vlc) - the unstable version is normally very up-to-date (and stable is, er, stable ;-)
